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Friday, December 15, 2006

Gingersnaps- YUM!!!

On Monday night, at our monthly ladies fellowship at church, we had a cookie exchange!!! We all showed up with at least 6 dozen cookies and we went home with lots and lots of different cookies to share with family and friends over the Christmas holidays. What fun!!! I took gingersnaps and here's the recipe...

In a large mixing bowl, combine ½ of the flour plus the brown sugar, shortening, molasses, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and white pepper. Mix well until combined. Stir in remaining flour.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in the extra sugar to coat. Place balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are set and the tops are crackled. Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet and then move to wire rack to cool.

Makes about 48 cookies.

*These aren't very "snappy". I always thought that gingersnaps were to be thin and hard. These are a little puffy and soft. But they are sooo YUMMMMYYY!!!!

6 comments:

Anonymous
said...

hello Mrs. U! thank you for stopping by and leaving such a lovely comment. I am glad to see you have baking as well! those gingersnaps look super and what a great idea to share them out so that you come home with lots of different kinds. I am going to try to talk a few friends into doing that!

Gingersnaps are one of my all time favorite and there isn't anything better than dunking your gingersnap cookie in milk...ummm! I used to host the cookie exchanges and they are so fun and it is wonderful getting to go home with an assortment of different cookies and recipes to try. :)